My name is Chrissie Lenoir, and I have been working in the Complementary Medicine field for nearly seven years now. Before having my family I trained and worked as a Radiographer in NHS hospitals (Southampton General, St Bartholomew's, and the Royal Free in London). My first experience of complementary medicine came when my neck and arms seized after lifting one too many patients and heavy lead film cassettes. After trying several conventional treatments and therapies without success, I visited a doctor who had gone on to specialise in Acupuncture, and after two sessions I was completely cured. Later, when I was pregnant and suffering intense migraines, Acupuncture again cleared my problems without the need for drugs.
In 2000, I experienced Reiki and was amazed at the improvement it made to my health – both mentally and physically. At the time I was caring for my elderly mother, bringing up two teenage sons, and coping with a divorce. I decided I wanted to bring the benefits of Reiki to as many other people as possible. I looked for the most well-known Reiki master at that time and trained with Dr Allan Sweeney (he had been featured on the BBC Heaven & Earth programme).
Since then I have trained with other Reiki Masters and am now a Reiki Master Teacher myself. I have been treating people with Reiki, - for a variety of problems, - for the past 6 years. I have added a Counselling qualification to the Reiki, because it seems to run through the sessions anyway, and most people need to make the Mind/Body connection.
The Massage qualifications came because I am interested in the well-being of the body as a whole, and I have been impressed with the results of massage on active and even non active people, and the Reiki runs through whatever I do, so the Massages tend to be doubly relaxing and therapeutic.
Recently I have also trained as a Hypnotherapist, and am now helping people with issues in this life, and also helping opthers explore their past lives with Past Life Regressions. Absolutely fascinating work!
I am extremely grateful to all the people whose paths I have crossed and all I have learnt thus far. We never stop learning and one of the most important aspects of this line of work is how much information we can swap and share to help each other.
I am delighted to now be teaching Reiki to others. Reiki has certainly enabled me to feel a deep well of inner peace and an “attitude of gratitude” for all the good things in my life, and an acceptance of the not-so-good! I have learnt that we only grow during the “dark nights of the soul” and so though I wouldn't want to repeat those experiences that have tried me the most, I can now appreciate their value!!
I love the phrase “it takes a heck of a lot of pressure to turn a lump of coal into a diamond!” - and can resonate with that!
I am fully insured and have my qualifications available for inspection if required. I am a member of the UK Reiki Federation, the International Council of Holistic Therapies and the General Hypnotherapy Register.
Why not give me a call and see how one of these therapies could improve YOUR well-being and health? It is never to late to start!
